Antlerite from
Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile
| Locality type: | Open-Cast Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Antlerite | |
| Formula: | Cu3(SO4)(OH)4 | |
| Comments: | Fibrous veinlets of chatoyant, deep green antlerite up to 3 cm. The fibers are in parallel to sub parallel order and normal to the direction of the vein. Also in crystals to 5mm. ( Robert Cook, Mineralogical Record Vol. 9, 1978, p 321-33.) | |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals: | ||
| Associates: | Kröhnkite Lindgrenite | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Marshite | 4 | |
| Gypsum | 3 | |
| Cuprite | 3 | |
| Kröhnkite | 3 | |
| Leightonite | 1 | |
| Natrochalcite | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Antlerite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (66 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 866 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:866:8 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Antlerite | ||
| 7.0km (4.4 miles) | ⓘRadomiro Tomic mine (Codelco Norte mine), Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 41.6km (25.9 miles) | ⓘEl Abra Mine, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 77.5km (48.2 miles) | ⓘSanta Catalina Mine, Caracoles, Caracoles mining district, Sierra Gorda, Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta, Chile | |
| References | ||
Chuquicamata Mine, Chuquicamata District, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta, Chile